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ritory, including Kadiak and the Sitkan region, the present bird 

 is found to the exclusion of the other. {Nelson.) This species is 

 a common resident of all parts of Alaska, excepting the Aleutian 

 islands. In the latter district it is a summer visitor only; though 

 breeding there I have never observed it west of Unalaska island. 

 {Turner.) Large flocks were seen frequently both at Hope and 

 Tyonek, Cook inlet, Alaska, in August, 1900. {Osgood.) Of the 

 112 skins taken at Kotzebue sound, only seven were referable to 

 this species. Although few were taken they evidently breed in 

 the country as specimens were taken from March to October. {Grin- 

 nell.) Noted at Seldovia and Sheep creek, ICenai peninsula, Alaska. 

 {Anderson.) We saw several, usually in pairs and very shy, at 

 Bennett, B.C.,- June 17th, 1899, and near Charlie village a fine male. 

 {Bishop.) 



Breeding Notes. — During the last week of May and early in 

 June, 1899, Mr. A. P. Low found this bird breeding abundantly at 

 the mouth of the Great Whale river, Hudson bay, and I secured 

 close upon 150 eggs of this species that were then collected. The 

 nests were built low down in stunted willows, not more than two 

 or three feet from the ground and contained five or six eggs each. 

 I have also several sets that were taken at Cartwright, Labrador, 

 by the late Lambert Dicks during June, 1895. On June 20th, 

 1890, Mr. Stringer found several nests at the delta of the Mackenzie 

 river, 100 miles from its mouth. Here the nests were built in willows 

 two or three feet from the ground and contained four and five eggs 

 each. I have three nests collected by Mr. Stringer, and they are 

 beautifully and compactly built, externally of fine roots and grass, 

 inside felted with down and feathers. {W. Raine.) A small nest 

 was found in a spruce tree about six feet from the ground on the 

 Magdalen islands, June 29th, 1905. It was placed near the trunk 

 of the tree and was a dainty affair, neat and rather compact, com- 

 posed of coarse grass and a goodly quantity of rein deer moss lined 

 with feather. The nest was about 3^ inches in diameter. (/. 

 P. Callender.) 



528a. Hoboell Redpoll. 



Acanthis linaria holbaellii (Brehm) Dubois. 1871. 

 This species was caught in a thick fog in Grinnell bay, September 

 3rd, 1877. {Kumlien.) Rather common in winter at Fort Chimo, 



